Re: BT Speedtester

As I'm sure you know the BT speedtester is pretty flaky so could be anything!
All you can do is ensure your Java updates are up straight and perhaps try different browsers/PCs depending on how important it is to you.

EDIT: Just seen you are also with Freeola.
My speedtests haven't been matching my Sync/IP Profile lately - are you seeing anything strange?

Re: BT Speedtester

Yes, I am seeing plenty strange recently. My speed had dropped by about 3Mbps over the last few days, with both my BT profiles showing a lot lower than the speeds I am actually getting. I pulled the Fritzbox out yesterday and put the Airport Extreme back into use. It always runs faster with a lower snr, but as I have had a few restarts over the last few days I will give it time to settle before I make waves, but things have definitely slowed somewhat.
Just tried the BT Speedtester and it is working again now. When it was playing up, Firefox just locked, but IE gave the error report I posted, so somewhat more informative.
Updates have been a pain on Windows 8, with the recent Flash version, while working in IE, gave a three-way clash with FF and Trusteer security software.
I'm on Stepneygreen.

Re: BT Speedtester

Are you saying your throughputs above the IP Profiles? That is unusual these days, but used to be associated with Kaspersky and Avira IS suites buffering and scanning before releasing to the testing software..

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Re: BT Speedtester

Yes, very much so at times, though pretty much normal today apart from the recent speed drop. My upload speed is 1.16Mbps against a profile of 0.83Mbps, but I realise that is down to the way my ISP switches the full speed on and off to achieve the target upload speed.
You will see from the screen snap the nightmare I had with PN and the regular just on 14Mbps when switching to Freeola, Sheffield being the best performing server for me. You can also see the recent speed drop of around 3 Mbps. I had no restarts that I can remember prior to this drop, just a re-sync around every three days or so. I may give the Airport Express a morning restart shortly.http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/5914/speeddrop.png
Edit: A restart with minimum household noise (No silly compact lights etc) I am still on 10.52Mbps down via a 11.09Mbps profile, so will now leave it for a couple of days, but adjustments really should be immediate these days subject to line problems strangling the profile.

"Where talent is a dwarf, self-esteem is a giant." - Jean-Antoine Petit-Senn.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Allergy information: This post was manufactured in an environment where nuts are present. It may include traces of understatement, litotes and humour.

"Where talent is a dwarf, self-esteem is a giant." - Jean-Antoine Petit-Senn.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Allergy information: This post was manufactured in an environment where nuts are present. It may include traces of understatement, litotes and humour.

"Where talent is a dwarf, self-esteem is a giant." - Jean-Antoine Petit-Senn.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Allergy information: This post was manufactured in an environment where nuts are present. It may include traces of understatement, litotes and humour.